Trailer for vehicles.



P. J. WEPPLO.

TRAILER FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION F|LED1uLY5.1916.

Patented Jim. 23, 1917.

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@65621K we@ .9.1. VVEPPLO.

TRAILER FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED IIILY 5, I9I6.

PaIenIed Jan. 1917.

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LQSAQQ `Sipeeiimetion oi'- Letters Patent Application lefl July 5, 1936. Sez'zi o. idf/,623.

To @ZZ wwm i may concern:

Be il; known ahnt l, PETER J. llVnPPLo, a eiizen of me United Franklin7 in die county .of Renville end Siate of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful llmpiovenfients in 'llieileis foia Vehicles, of which the -ollowing is e epeoieation. f Y

My invention i'ele'fes to impfoveznents in trailers leaving ineens for steeiing the Wheels @hereof suoli iieileis ioeing adapted foi eiteeleinen 'to nibonioloiles oi' like vehicles.

An iniporaiini: obje o@ 'die invention is io povide e eonsfciueb in lle above nieniioned elqnieeibeia which ie simple, inezfpensive io ymenufeeibiii'e` Convenient in uses sinong duieble @then olijecis and eeywn'eges oi@ ne in vention will be appene'n'b during bhe eouse of the following deeezipiion 'in bhe eoeornpenying dien/ings pari of this speeioeiion i nii numerals are employed to deeignei-e penis ihionghou: ilie sende, lignie i pien view eppnrens en'iiaodying venizion, ig, 2 is e side eievniion i same, and, 3 is e longieudinel seciion teken on line 3-3 of Fig., i,

in the drawings, Wlfieiein fon the oif'illusreiion is shown e pefeii'ed nient of my invention, ine numeral nenes reni' erde easing of euionioloilej eaiiying the usuel Wheels 6. This emile eeeing is provided Wien e dieerenbiel geen eesing 7, as is cussonieiyo l rfv ii-eilen eonipi'ises e V-ienie including n longi'udinel pole or loeem 87 i'igidiy oonnected Withv an axle 9.- Tliis polel sind axle eine uiliei conneer/ed by 'diagonal brace iods lgns shown. Pivoielljv eonneeied, ee shown afb li, with lie ends of enle 9 ein spindles l2, fco swing in e liofizontel plane.

These spindles l2 lieve Wlieeie i8 ioiefaeloie ilieieon. The spindles L12 lieve seenin f igidly connected with lie forward Sii/eeen residing et" @renie with 'Sile lii turning "zo WeB-diga sw inwardly npo A this belli'en Ion swing" Pivo, l left end lie so in e nndeis'ood -1 'ion liefe-Winn shown dee alien as e pneieried exam i vecione ebene-es i of peres so-ied no Without depeiiin'g ioi eine 7 -e seine,

'thus desoriloed my invention, l

earrying an element contacting with the transverse guide element to move longitudinelly oitlie guide element.

Q1. A; trailer for a propelling vehicle, oom- @rising a traine adapted for arrangement "behind and connection with the Vehicle and provided with an angularly arranged transverse guide element having a longitudinal opening, Wheels connected with the rame for supporting the same, means to operate the Wheels for ,steerin 'the irai/ne, and a link L a member Connected with the means and' connected with the means and carrying an element operating Witliin the longitudinal opening of the inclined transverse guide element.

3. A trailer for a propelling Vehicle, comprising a trame, wheels Connected with the rear end of the trame, steering means for the wheels, an approximately U-shaped frame connected with the forward end of the First named frame and adapted for attachment to the propelling vehicle and having an inclined transverse slot, a link connected with the steering means, and a pin Carried by the 'forward end of the link and operating in the slot.

in testimony whereof ll affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

PETER J. WEPPLO.

litnesses FRANK HOPKINS, GLADs Hornrns. 

